United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-03-28 monographic deposited born digital 46 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-146 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146 P0b002ee18037952a f:d03146 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146 GAO-03-146 Environmental law Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Federal/state relations Hazardous substances Land management Regulatory agencies DOD Defense Environmental Restoration Program Other Written Product A06518

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is in charge of addressing cleanup at the more than 9,000 U.S. properties that were formerly owned or controlled by the Department of Defense (DOD) and have been identified as potentially eligible for environmental cleanup. The Corps has determined that more than 4,000 of these properties have no hazards that require further Corps study or cleanup action. However, in recent years, hazards have surfaced at some of these properties, leading state and federal regulators to question whether the Corps has properly assessed and cleaned up these properties. In this context, Congress asked us to (1) analyze federal coordination requirements that apply to the cleanup of these properties, (2) assess recent DOD and Corps efforts to improve coordination, and (3) identify any issues regulators may have about coordination with the Corps. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146.pdf GAO-03-146 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-146 Other Written Product GAO-03-146; Environmental Contamination: DOD Has Taken Steps to Improve Cleanup Coordination at Former Defense Sites but Clearer Guidance Is Needed to Ensure Consistency; Environmental law Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Federal/state relations Hazardous substances Land management Regulatory agencies DOD Defense Environmental Restoration Program Title 10 Section 2701 Title 10 Section 2705 10 U.S.C. 2701 10 U.S.C. 2705